Kidnap : inside the ransom business /

Ransom is a lucrative but very tricky business. Based on in-depth interviews with experts, this text provides an economic analysis of how the trade in hostages works, and uncovers an intricate and powerful private governance system ordering transactions between the legal and the criminal economies.

Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Shortland, Anja
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2019.
Ausgabe:
First edition.
Zusammenfassung:
Ransom is a lucrative but very tricky business. Based on in-depth interviews with experts, this text provides an economic analysis of how the trade in hostages works, and uncovers an intricate and powerful private governance system ordering transactions between the legal and the criminal economies.
Umfang:
1 online resource (xiv, 249 pages) : illustrations, maps
Anmerkungen:
This edition previously issued in print: 2019.
Zielpublikum:
Specialized.
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-254751-8
0-19-254750-X
0-19-185315-1
Schlagworte:
Kidnapping > Economic aspects.
Ransom > Economic aspects.
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